Love Peace & Fuck
Love Peace & Fuck is the 2001 debut album by Julian Cope’s side project Brain Donor, released by Impresario records[4] on CD and double LP. It was produced and directed by Cope with the help of long term collaborator Thighpaulsandra.[1] The album was recorded by the power trio of Cope, lead guitarist Doggen Foster and drummer Kevin Bales, both formerly of Spiritualized. Cope plays bass, a role he had not assumed in a band context since The Teardrop Explodes in the early 1980s.[5]
| Love Peace & Fuck | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock, garage rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 1:07:13 | |||
| Label | Impresario | |||
| Producer | Julian Cope | |||
| Brain Donor chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 7/10[3] |
The lyrics center on Cope's then obsession with ancient, pagan cultures, including references to Celtic and Norse folklore,[1] while the music inclines towards The Stooges and 1980s British Heavy Metal. Love Peace & Fuck was described by music critic Aaron Badgley as "pure noise" and "garage rock, prog rock, and...'Krautrock' all rolled into a 2001 sound".[1]
Two singles were released from the album, "She Saw Me Coming" and "Get Off Your Pretty Face".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Saw Me Coming" | Julian Cope, Anthony Foster, Kevin Bales | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Get Off Your Pretty Face" | Cope | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Pagan Dawn" | Cope | 7:49 |
| 4. | "Odin's Gift to His Mother"
• a. "Theme from "Speed Kills"" • b. "Shamanic 4 A.M." • c. "Consecrate the Fucker" • d. "Huntsabbers' Ball" | Nash Kato Cope Foster Cope, Foster, Bales | 13:16 |
| 5. | "Hairy Music" | Cope | 5:04 |
| 6. | "U-Know!" / "You Take the Credit" | Cope, Foster, Bales | 9:02 |
| 7. | "Lughnasad" | Cope | 3:07 |
| 8. | "She's Gotta Have It" | Cope, Foster, Bales | 20:15 |
Note
"You Take the Credit" is listed as a separate track on the album cover.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Musicians
- Julian Cope — vocals, bass, guitar
- Anthony "Doggen" Foster (credited as Dogman) — lead guitar
- Kevin "Kevlar" Bales — drums
Technical
- Julian Cope — producer, directed by
- David Wrench — recorded by
- John-Paul Braddock — recorded by
- Thighpaulsandra — mastering, synthesized by
- Christopher Patrick "Holy" McGrail — cover art, illustration
- Lisa Bennett — design
References
- Badgley, Aaron. "Love Peace & Fuck". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- Simpson, Dave. "Brain Donor - Love Peace and Fuck". The Guardian. 21 September 2001. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.
- Strong, Martin C. "Julian Cope Biography". The Great Rock Bible. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Julian Cope". Island Records. Retrieved 22 January 2016
- "Brain Donor". thesun.net. 23 January 2016
- Love Peace & Fuck (CD liner notes). Brain Donor. Impresario. 2001.CS1 maint: others (link)
